NBC SPORTS GROUP’S PRESS PASS – WHAT TO WATCH – MAY 27 – 29, 2016

(All times ET)

The “Press Pass” on NBC Sports Group Press Box is a quick overview of upcoming program information and highlights from the NBC Sports Group Communications team. For live streaming information on NBC Sports Live Extra, and Golf Channel Live Extra, click here.

NASCARNBCSN presents the NASCAR America Motorsports Special Friday at 3:30 p.m. ET. The two and a half hour program bleeds into Friday’s NASCAR America and highlights the latest news and updates ahead of Sunday’s F1 Monaco Grand Prix, which will air live on NBC at 7:30 a.m. ET, as well as the Indianapolis 500 and NASCAR Coca-Cola 600.

FORMULA ONENBC Sports Group continues its comprehensive live coverage of the Monaco Grand Prix – Qualifying on NBCSN Saturday, May 28, at 8 a.m. ET. Sunday’s coverage begins at 7 a.m. ET with F1 Countdown on NBCSN, leading into live race coverage at 7:30 a.m. ET on NBC. Coverage shifts back to NCBSN with F1 Extra at 10 a.m.

Lead F1 announcer Leigh Diffey will call this weekend’s action, and will be joined by veteran analyst and former racecar driver David Hobbs, analyst and former race mechanic for the Benetton F1 team Steve Matchett, and F1 insider Will Buxton, all on-site from Monte Carlo, Monaco.

INDYCARNBCSN, the cable home of IndyCar, will provide six hours of Indianapolis 500 Carb Day coverage, beginning Friday at 11 a.m. ET. In addition, NBCSN will air a live presentation of the Indy Lights Freedom 100 race at noon ET on Friday. Indy 500 coverage concludes on Saturday with the Indy 500 Festival Parade at 10 p.m. ET.

This weekend’s coverage includes IndyCar on NBCSN analyst Townsend Bell, who qualified in fourth place for this weekend’s 100th running of the Indy 500. Bell will be driving for Andretti Autosport, and this will mark his 10th appearance at the Indy 500. Bell’s best Indy 500 finish was fourth position in the 2009 race. Last year, he finished in 14th place.

Kevin Lee will lead NBCSN’s Carb Day coverage, filling in for Diffey who will be in Monaco, alongside analysts Bell and Paul Tracy. Jon Beekhuis, Marty Snider, Katie Hargitt and Robin Miller will handle the pits.

NBC Sports Group continues its coverage of the 2016 Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship season with this week’s event at Glen Helen Raceway on Saturday at 6 p.m. ET on NBCSN. Last week, Ken Roczen and Joey Savatgy each recorded 1-1 sweeps in the 450 and 250 Class events at Hangtown to open the 2016 season.

NBC continues its expanded coverage of the 2016 French Open with live coverage of the third round this Saturday, May 28, at Noon ET, and live coverage of the fourth round this Sunday, May 29, at Noon ET.

Ted Robinson handles play-by-play for NBC Sports Group’s coverage, joined by analysts John McEnroe and Mary Carillo. This is Robinson’s 17th French Open in the anchor chair for NBC. McEnroe and Carillo teamed to win the mixed doubles title at the 1977 French Open.

TRACK & FIELDNBC Sports Group presents live coverage of the 2016 Prefontaine Classic this Saturday, May 28, from Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore., beginning at 3:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN, and continuing at 5 p.m. ET on NBC.

NBC’s live tournament coverage from Benton Harbor, Mich., will be anchored by Dan Hicks who will be joined by Gary Koch (analyst), Steve Sands (tower), Mark Rolfing and Billy Kratzert (on-course), and Steve Sands (interviews).

This weekend’s live tournament coverage of the BMW PGA Championship continues Saturday and Sunday at 7:30 a.m. ET on Golf Channel.

Rich Lerner (play-by-play) hosts Golf Channel’s live tournament coverage of the European Tour from Wentworth Club in Surrey, England. Lerner is joined by analysts Frank Nobilo, Tom Abbott, and Warren Humphreys. Phil Blackmar will be on the course and George Savaricas will take care of interviews.

Grant Boone will host the coverage of the LPGA Tour from the Travis Pointe Country Club in Ann Arbor, Mich. Boone is joined by Judy Rankin (analyst), Jim GallagherJr. (tower), with Jerry Foltz and Nicole Castrale on the course.